City have announced that if he passes a medical then Jacob Laursen will be their new signing on Tuesday for an undisclosed amount.

What do people have to say about Jacob then?

Born in 1971 in Denmark, the Danish international developed into Derby's Mr Reliable after his 1996 move from Denmark's Silkeborg.

Apparently Laursen was a fine reader of the game, good in the air and a world-class man-marker. He was also calm and composed and had the captain's armband for a while.

On the downside his distribution was sometimes woeful and he could sometimes look slow.

Laursen was an established international defender, with 26 caps, and he played in the France 98 encounter with the hosts. He was originally a clerk, only making the transition to professional football comparatively late in life.

Laursen was voted "Player of the Year" by Derby supporters.

He left Derby last year, when ambitious Copenhagen managed to attract him home from Derby for a fee around £500k. The strong defender, recently divorced, admits that he had a desire to move back home to see his children more. (He's obviously fed up of them again already...)

He should sign in time to be able to play against the Happy Hammers on Saturday at Upton Park.

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